Plans to build up to 230 new homes on a Cambridge council site are going on display.

The city council has teamed up with housebuilders Hill Investment Partnership to redevelop the old Mill Road Depot, which for many years has been the main site for the council's maintenance and storage services, as well as waste disposal.

Three years ago, councillors approved a scheme to relocate the services to Waterbeach, after a joint waste facility was set up there with South Cambridgeshire District Council.

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Now the city and Hill, working together under the umbrella name Cambridge Investment Partnership, want to consult people about the housing plans. They are mounting a public exhibition a fortnight today on Wednesday July 19 at St Barnabas Church, which is near the depot, from 3pm to 6.30pm.

The consultation itself will carry on until Friday August 11.

Cambridge City Council's Mill Road Depot (Picture: David Johnson)

Richard Robertson, the city’s executive councillor for finance and resources, said: “We're determined to take through the ambitious vision for this major city council owned site which was outlined in the Mill Road Depot Development Brief, approved in March after extensive consultation with the local community.

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"Our core principles for this important site are to create a new mixed residential neighbourhood which integrates well with the existing strong communities in Petersfield and provides high quality new open spaces. Excellent walking and cycling routes into and around the site, including the Chisholm Trail, are vital to reduce the need for car journeys. Our proposals will also ensure that all motor vehicle access to the site will only be from Mill Road.”

Kevin Price, the executive councillor for housing, added: “This site represents the first large mixed housing site to come forward using the city’s £70m grant funding from the Devolution Deal to deliver new council homes.

Exciting opportunity - housing chief Kevin Price

"We want to achieve 50% affordable housing at Mill Road Depot and are also looking at the potential for further investment from the General Fund to build some of the new homes as part of our Cambridge Housing Company’s portfolio, which would be rented out to those with a low priority for council homes.